Holidayfling Stories

Complete Short Story: She desperately needed to get away to the beautiful peaceful beaches of Zanzibar to recover her sanity. Not just because it's the New Year's Eve holiday but to recover from a bad relationship. But it seemed fate was destined to frustrate her every move to achieve inner peace. From her missed flight to the handsome barbarian who invaded her personal space at every turn causing sparks to explode like fireworks. Would the fireworks end in a hot beautiful explosion of beauty or will it sizzle out into black bleakness? Find out in this short story written for the #CupidStrikesonNewYear Wattpad Competition.

"What we had was real; it just wasn't meant to last." This is a story about how falling out of love happens just as quickly as falling in love. This is a story about how the temporary bliss brought about by love outweighs the scars it leaves when all is declared over. This is a story of romance, of heartbreaks, and of moving on. This is a story about an average girl, Kareena, and a not-so-average boy, the heartthrob: Colin, and their whirlwind of a relationship most would water down by calling a 'holiday fling.' This story is everyone's story.

Lauren Crawley is in her mid 30s, the less we say about age the better. Single Mum to her sassy 5 year old Aubrey. She likes to be different to her friends. For world book day rather being a princess, she went as Elmer the elephant in a full blown costume. Lauren has had no relationship since her brief encounter with builder Dave who wanted her to be his chef, maid and bank account in return for a quick fumble. She is at the desperate stage where a wink from 60 year old Tim in the corner gets her excited. After a dramatic sports day incident where Lauren and her wobbly bits completely embarrasses herself, she has a few wines to recover. After collapsing blind drunk after an "all by myself" Bridget Jones moment, she wakes up to discover she has booked a holiday for TODAY. As she crashes into a Spanish God Travis with Aubrey's giant flamingo float, she falls dangerously in love. After a quick proposal should Lauren give up her and Aubrey's life in England or go home and forget Travis?

Lynne meets a man on the way home for the Holidays on a bus; if she only knew where that bus ride would lead she may have never left in the first place. Romance.